佛說五無返復經 1.12

1.12

The wife likewise spoke a parable to the brahmacārin, saying, "We as husband and wife came together through causes and conditions for merely a fleeting moment. It is like birds that roost in a high tree at dusk, chattering noisily, and at dawn fly off in their own directions to seek food. When conditions are present, they unite; when conditions are gone, they part. Husband and wife are just like this: when the retribution of impermanence arrives, each follows their own destiny, and we cannot save each other."